MEDDLE


Meaning of MEDDLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈme-d ə l ]

intransitive verb

( med·dled ; med·dling ˈmed-liŋ, ˈme-d ə l-iŋ)

Etymology: Middle English medlen, from Anglo-French mesler, medler, from Vulgar Latin * misculare, from Latin miscēre to mix — more at mix

Date: 14th century

: to interest oneself in what is not one's concern : interfere without right or propriety

• med·dler ˈmed-lər, ˈme-d ə l-ər noun

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